 Desert-Willow Tree (Chilopsis linearis) Texas Native |
The Chihuly Glass Exhibit was awesome and I will share those photographs in the next post. As we walked around the Exhibit the very helpful docents would ask as I photographed the "flowers" whether I needed help.
The plant combinations that the horticulturists selected were worth the trip. The deep purples, especially in the evening, created negative spaces and added textures that gave the garden beds depth and dramatic interest.
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| Purple Elephant Ears, Coleus, Gomphrena |
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| Purple Elephant Ear Gomphrena |
A row of weeping blue cedar and variegated liriope line the entrance.
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| Weeping Blue Cedar Variegated Liriope |
Amidst the Shade
Caladium
Silver and Blue: Blue Marlins and the Silver Trunk of Crape Myrtle
Shade Loving Plants (Mahonia) Turquoise Reeds.
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| Coleus and Purple Leaf Sweet Potato |
The Tapioca Plant 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta)
As you see the sun setting the tree trunks absorb and reflect the soft rays. The Tapioca Plant 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) is perfectly situated to delight the eyes and pull your attention to the yellow reeds sitting at their base. Green carpet then dark purple delineates the border or edge to frame the bed. Manihot esculenta is considered a native of Brazil and Paraguay and has been cultivated and hybridized as a food plant but this variegated plant ads serpentine lines in the mass plantings.
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| Yellow Reeds, Chihuly Glass Exhibit The Tapioca Plant 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) |
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| Yellow Reeds Chihuly Glass Exhibit The Tapioca Plant 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) |
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| Honey scented Blackfoot Daisy Texas Native |
A Few Xeriscape Plants
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| Berberis trifoliolata 'Agarita' |
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| Little Round Leaf Vitex |
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| Monk's Pepper (Vitex agnus-castus) Native to the Mediterranean Region |
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Desert- Willow Tree (Chilopsis linearis)
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| Anole |
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| Ginkgo Biloba Tree Female Tree with Fruit Fan or Duck-Feet Shaped Leaf |
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| Gomphrena and Canna |
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| Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) Native to the West Indies and Tropical America |
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| Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) Native to the West Indies and Tropical America |
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Ethereal Spider Lily in the moonlight.
Crape Myrtles with the Beluga Glass.
What an enjoyable evening. I hope you enjoyed the photos.
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